WP ADA Compliance Check Plugin Change Log

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1. Added exception to redundant link check so that hidden links are not reported as errors.
2. Added exception to redundant anchor text check so that hidden links are not reported as errors.
3. Added exception to label not in name check so that hidden links are not reported as errors.
4. Corrected inconsistent ambiguous link check when special characters are included in the link text.
5. Corrected lang check failing when a span is used to wrap the content.
6. Corrected PHP error in score calculation.
7. Corrected fatal error when no content is passed into content filters.
8. Corrected skip nav links rule reporting errors when landmarks are being automatically added.
9. Corrected javascript error when dispalying browser extension on some websites.
10. Realigned severity of several rules to align with most recent web accessibility standards.
11. Corrected label not in name returning error when links have been modified to include additional screen reader friendly information.
12. Correct dashboard summary inconsistent messaging.

1. Correct dashboard summary showing incorrect report when no issues are present.

1. Added a web accessibility issues browser extension to visually highlight issues on the website.
2. Replaced adjcent identical link check with redundant link check.
3. Added check for underlined text.
4. Corrected issue resulting in false positive for tab order modified when tabindex is set to zero.
5. Changed redundant link check to show both links in question.
6. Changed background image rule to an alert.
7. Changed audio or video player from remote source to an alert.
8. Added opcache_reset before a full scan begins.
9. Corrected accessibility widget not showing when referrer is not set.

1. Corrected bug related to code added to version 3.2.14.
2. Added option to change the screen reader committment link.
3. Corrected web accessibility widget not visible when not logged in.

1. Corrected bug related to code added to version 3.2.14.

1. Corrected false positives on list with incorrect markup.
2. Corrected false positives for redundantalt text on svg images using title elements for alt text.
3. Corrected PHP warning: Undefined property: stdClass: on settings page.
4. Excluded error report for duplicate alt text when the src url is the same.
5. Corrected PHP warning when filtering content on report screen.
6. Corrected issue with license not staying active on certain websites.
7. Corrected PHP errors on settings page resulting in settings wizard not opening.
8. Removed checks for Elementor icon, image and post widgets (no longer required).
9. Removed auto correct for Elementor icon, image and post widget (no longer required).
10. Added Vietnamese/vi language to detected languages.
11. Corrected lang detection not honoring default language settings.
12. Added lang attribute to accessibility widget when page includes language other than english.
13. Corrected fatal error on reports page when posts not being scanned.
14. Corrected accessibility widget being displayed in block editor content.
15. Corrected content filter breaking metaslider slideshow.
16. Corrected error notice not showing in block editor on initial save.
17. Stripped content enclosed in element marked with aria-hidden before doing label not in name check.
18. Corrected theme scan not purging old errors.
19. Corrected view link for theme errors not working on error report page.
20. Corrected redundant alt text error code sometimes breaking html content of report page.
21. Corrected false positives on tab order modified when values is 0 or -1.
22. Corrected false positives on multiple ways check when search is triggered using a button.
23. Corrected fatal PHP error on post and page lists when no post tyles are being monitored.
24. Improved format and added reference numbers to the full report.
25. Added exception for svg missing al text when parent button or link includes alt text.

1. Corrected  PHP deprecated warning on error summary.
2. Correct PHP undefined wpdb variable in pdf scans.
3. Added region role and aria-label to web accessibility widget.
4. Corrected staging sites with trailing numbers not being allowed to install the plugin.

1. Corrected fatal error on settings page when no content is returned on curl of skip link content.
2. Corrected fatal php error in missing landmarks check.
3. Corrected wordpress notice _load_textdomain_just_in_time called incorrectly.
4. Corrected background-image check resulting in false positives.

1. Removed option to correct Elementor TOC.
2. Removed Elementor Table of Contents Check.
3. Corrected Javascript error when Jquery is not defined.
4. Corrected widget covering links when placed at the top of the page.

1. Corrected Fatal PHP error not allowing plugin deactivation and content to be saved on Multi-Site/Network installations.

1. Corrected update check dispalying results of lookup.

1. Added support for classes in excluded content blocks option.
2. Added settings wizard to simplify the installation process.
3. Corrected iframes displayed in code view breaking report print dialog.
4. Corrected modal popup accessibility issues on error report screen.
5. Corrected navigation landmarks not being automatically corrected.
6. Added nocache value when checking page content.
7. Corrected web accessibility widget report a problem link being referenced as a button.
8. Added support for error logging using the Simple History plugin.

1. corrected PHP warning related to deprecated function: mb_convert_encoding()

1. corrected web accessibility widget not switching to full screen on mobile.
2. corrected iframe sources not being scanned when link scan is disabled.
3. removed obsolete file “morevalues-jquery-obsolete.php”.
4. added check for interface components (buttons, links,inputs, etc…) with labels that do not include the visible text.
5. added error summary to email reminders sent when issues exists on the website.
6. deactivated the license key when the plugin is deleted
7. corrected php deprecated warning in simple_dom “Creation of dynamic property simple_html_dom::$optional_closing_array is deprecated”
8. added custom filters callback to allow content to be modified from inside a theme file wp_ada_compliance_change_the_content_callback
9. added check for missing wp_verify_nonce function before calling it to correct fatal PHP error
10. corrected PHP warnings due to passing empty string to str_replace and strpos
11. corrected slow save and repeated calls for error checks in block editor
12. corrected label not in name failing when commas are included and additional values are included in the aria described by value
13. marked missing title error as always an issue in the page content
14. marked navigation menu error as always an issue in theme content
15. added option to block users from creating content that includes one or more accessibility issues
16. corrected block editor only scanning content on first save of a session
17. added exclusion for empty option tag failure when being corrected by the Simple Accesible Forms plugin
18. corrected redundant link text check false positives when a title attribute is included on the link
19. corrected image empty alt text with title check reporting issue when title is set to empty
20. corrected image alt marked presentation being reported when alt text is being removed by content filters do to redundancy
21. corrected code view popup not working when filtered by url
22. view report links in editor now open a new tab
23. added option to switch between WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 standards

1. corrected dashboard summary links not filtering results.
2. made widget full screen on mobile.

1. corrected media library filter defaulting to all with accessibility issues.

1. added screen reader accessibility commitment link to website footer
2. corrected printable report formatting
3. added exception for Elementor Search forms embedded in a <search> landmark in missing landmark check
4. corrected term rescan not working on editor screen
5. corrected ambiguous links inside audio and video tags not be corrected
6. corrected modal links not working when report is filtered
7. corrected CSRF vulnerability

1. Corrected missing alt text on WP ADA Compliance Logo
2. Corrected HTML content being escaped in code view
3. Corrected example error code being truncated in database

1. Corrected WP ADA Compliance Logo to wide for the widget

1. Corrected missing alt text on WP ADA Compliance Logo

1. corrected dashboard summary missing formatting
2. corrected tables not being created on installation
3. corrected various php log errors

1. added link styles to web accessibility widget
2. corrected activation form not showing on settings page
3. corrected false positive in label not in name rule when no plain text is found

1. added manual check for not providing status messages when dynamic content changes
2. added check for incorrectly formatted status messages to the html_forms rule
3. added check for use of viewport units in absolute font size rule
4. added support for multiple ids in aria-describedby and aria-labelledby attributes
5. added support for multiple ids in aria-describedby and aria-labelledby attributes to aria attribute with invalid id check
6. excluded links hidden from screen readers from redundant anchor text check
7. updated Elementor accordion auto correct code to account for recent updates in Elementor
8. corrected errors not being displayed on classic editor screen
9. updated error references to support WCAG 2.2
10. repositioned web accessibility widget to provide more visible screen on mobile devices
11. corrected php error when url check returns no header content
12. replaced alert and warning nomenclature with suggested improvements and errors
13. corrected misc. code formatting issues and unescaped output variables
14. optimized queries to improve scan performance
15. disabled summary refreshing when hidden during scans
16. corrected fatal Uncaught TypeError in startup.php on line 1289

1. improved report summary a provide more detailed breakdown of effected content
2. changed defintion of alerts and warnings

1. updated Elementor accordion auto correct code to account for recent updates in Elementor
2. added license exception for development websites on wpengine.com

1. added check for jQuery UI Dialogs
2. corrected scan hanging up when pdf scans is disabled and existing pdf links have not be purged
3. corrected email address link filter not recognizing links that span multiple lines
4. upgraded persist admin notices dismissal plugin to the latest release
5. added check for max length attribute on form fields
6. updated adjacent identical link check to identify anchors tags with a title attribute that is identical
7. updated redundant anchor text checks to identify anchors tags with a title attribute that is identical
8. replaced elementor image carousel set to autoplay check with a check for dynamic carousels
9. added option to auto correct issues with the Elementor Carousel widget
10. added check for metaslider carousels to dynamic carousel rule
11. added check for flexslider carousels to dynamic carousel rule
12. corrected bug in custom widget color picker
13. removed check for Elementor gallery, no longer required
14. refreshed report after saving not to update not status on report screen
15. updated simplehtmldom library
16. added exception for background images with an aria-label attribute
17. corrected links enclosing div tag being stripped
18. added an exception for empty links enclosing div tags with aria-labels
19. corrected php error when no post types are selected for scanning
20. corrected issue with unlinked email address filter breaking certain mailto links

1. corrected bug related to absolute font size styles with the !important identifier being incorrectly converted.
2. added filter to correct Elementor Table of Contents anchors not working when passed through the url from a different page.
3. corrected bug in anchor opening a new window check that might result in some issues going undetected.
4. corrected bug in redundant alt text check.
5. added Wave by WebAim check link on color contrast errors
6. improved accuracy of link to non-html content check and associated content filter
7. added support for SVG images to image alt text marked presentation rule
8. corrected broken link in setting instructions for correcting missing landmarks
9. added support for SVG images to redundant title tag rule
10. added support for SVG images to redundant alt text rule
11. added check for accessible alert dialogs
12. added manual check for form field error identification
13. updated unmarked required fields rule description to include additional details of the requirement
14. added filter to remove tabindex that have been manually modified
15. corrected various warnings and errors in PHP8
16. added check for html forms that require manual review for various issues such as redundant entry (WCAG 2.2 new requirement), required fields and error detection
17. removed unmarked required fields check as it was replaced with new html form check
18. added manual check for failure of Success Criterion 2.5.7 Dragging due to not providing a single pointer method (WCAG 2.2 new requirement)
19. corrected reports not showing after filtering on a specific post and them clearing the filter
20. added manual check for help options placed in a consistent location on each page. (WCAG 2.2 new requirement)
21. added manual check obscured focus. (WCAG 2.2 new requirement)
22. updated visual focus removed to comply with new WCAG 2.2 contrast ratio requirements (WCAG 2.2 new requirement)
23. added link table to tables to be deleted when a multisite blog is removed
24. changed the default option for dealing with links that open in a new window to add a title attribute.
25. changed version number check to use admin_init
26. added manual check for image/icon links that do not meet the minimum target size of 24 pixels (WCAG 2.2 new requirement)
27. increased the minimum target size for links and other focusable elements to 24px when the highlight links option is enabled in the web accessibility widget
28. updated Web Accessibility Widget to add opens in a new window and  to increase target size of links when link highlight is enabled
29. removed the requirement to use onkeypress with onclick handlers, no longer required
30. corrected bug resulting in summary report not showing affected pages
31. added addition unlabeled dialog checks to cover jquery ui and bootstrap dialogs
32. corrected “opens in a new windows” not being added to links using window.open
33. added an option to automatically correct dialog links without a notice that they will open a dialog
34. changed the default setting for links to non html files to be add title attribute
35. corrected blank page displayed in printable reports
36. corrected absolute font size auto correction creating invalid html
37. corrected bug in related form field error check resulting in error not detected if a previous fieldset was found
38. added check for fieldsets that are being corrected by simple accessible forms when checking for related fields not grouped
39. added option to include user notes on error reports
40. removed version audit check

1. corrected attachment post type check box not staying checked on settings page

1. updated error descriptions for various form checks

1. corrected Elementor icon box and image box filter breaking new window filter

1. improved accessibility of Elementor accordions by removing the aria-selected attribute
2. improved accessibility of Elementor tabs by removing the aria-expanded attribute
3. added check for inaccessible navigation menus
4. improved feature to add ids to landmarks by making it available during scans so that it can be used to exclude content from scans
5. added check for accessibility help option or contact form
6. improved accuracy of ambiguous anchor tag check by including the title text only if it isn’t the same as the linked text
7. stopped simplehtmldom from stripping whitespace
8. moved visual focus removed using javascript to its on check to allow better instructions
9. corrected empty link check not finding inaccessible empty links when they include a title or aria-label
10. added support for heading roles during missing heading check
11. added support for heading roles during incorrect heading order check
12. improved accuracy of heading order check by applying landmark filter before checking H1 not in main landmark
13. corrected deep scan errors being displayed on editor screen when deep scan is disabled
14. added check for unlabeled dialogs
15. added exception for certain tabs and accordions when correcting broken anchor links
16. corrected HTML Validation error caused by Elementor toggle and accordion accessibility filter
17. improved the accessibility of Elementor toggle and accordion widget items that use headings tags as titles
18. corrected bug in adjacent identical link, empty button and empty anchor checks resulting from svg files using a title tag not triggering an error
19. added exclusions for images that are hidden from screen reader users to all applicable checks
20. corrected javascript uncaught type error on error screen when viewing affected code
21. added support for name attribute when adding missing ids
22. corrected javascript error related to content filter for correcting broken anchor tags
23. changed font awesome enqueue url from kit to free CDN
24. changed enqueue name for dismissible notices plugin to avoid conflicts
25. corrected incorrectly named function in visual focus removed check
26. added support for dev1. and staging1. when checking for allowed test server names

1. corrected bug keeping a setting from being displayed on the content filters page
2. corrected page exclusion not being honored on javascript filters

1. Corrected bug resulting in alt text being removed from images wrapped in anchors when the image includes a caption

1. Improved accuracy of duplicate image alt text check
2. added exception for embeded asides in unlabeled landmark check

1. added additional invalid image alt text checks
2. added additional auto correction features for Elementor accordions and tabs
3. adjusted auto correct on Elementor icon, image and posts widget to include aria-label on hidden elements
4. incorrect heading order check is now more accurate
5. add option to stop autoplay on the Elementor Image Carousel widget
6. add check for autoplay on the Elementor Image Carousel widget
7. added check for h1 not found inside the main content area
8. added check for duplicate skip nav ids
9. added tabindex = ‘-1’ to elements for skip link ids to enable focus in older browsers
10. added option to correct accessibility issues created by theme and plugins that modifying page anchor behavior
11. added back option to only scan database content from editor screen
12. improved accuracy of list with incorrect markup rule
13. corrected bug in link search on error report
14. added view report link to email reports
15. added save search button to report screen
16. removed WordPress changed url redirect during scan (improved accuracy of link scans and duplicate title checks)
17. added option to add aria-hidden=”true” to font awesome icons that do not include text, title or aria-labels
18. added check for links that include an aria-label and title with the same value
19. added auto correction for toggle visibility button on Elementor table of contents widget
20. added check for images hidden from screen reader users but that include alternate text
21. added check for images with duplicate alt text
22. updated post type selection on setting page to display post types with no existing content
23. added support for testing/staging servers so that plugin can be installed in a test environment at the same time as a live site
24. corrected bug related to separator variable not being set in scripts.js
25. corrected issue with accessibility widget show/hide not working when used on a non-English website
26. corrected issue with skip link check not working as expected on a non-English website
27. corrected issue with accessibility tools link not being positioned at the top of the document on a non-English website
28. corrected issue with accessibility statement not accepting non-English characters
29. added support for links inside the accessibility widget commitment statement text
30. improved the accessibility of the accessibility widget commitment statement dialog
31. added exception for empty href rule for elementor premium tab widget links

1. corrected block editor scan keeping widgets screen from loading
2. added exclusion for images hidden with visibility: hidden in missing alt text check

1. changed file extension on javascripts from php to js to avoid some servers blocking execution
2. converted custom field and post type dynamic updates on the settings page from inline jquery to WordPress rest calls

1. corrected “Call to a member function removeChild() on null” error in missing landmarks check

1. improved the accuracy of missing and unlabeled landmark checks

Version 3.0 is faster, uses less database resources and is more accurate at identifying error locations. Changes include:

1. un-necessary and confusing options have been removed
2. more accurate error location algorithm was created to include identification of issues in featured images, custom fields widget content and excerpts when scanning post types and content found in posts when scanning terms and archives
3. added option to auto correct Gravity Forms captcha fields that may confuse screen reader users
4. added support for password protected website
5. added option to include as many skip links as desired
6. corrected invalid html created by adding role=”presentation” to images
7. added check for inaccessible Elementor toggle and accordion widgets
8. added option to correct accessibility issues with Elementor tab, toggle and accordion widgets
9. added option to exclude code blocks, such as menus or image slideshows during website scans
10. added check for missing or invalid ids referenced by aria attributes (i.e… aria-labelledby, aria-describedby)
11. updated accessibility widget stop animation to include pausing of video and audio elements
12. added option to correct accessibility issues in the Elementor posts widget
13. added check for Elementor background videos
14. removed title to aria-label conversion and added new setting to display title and class field on link editor
15. added check for animated pngs
16. added option to correct new windows links by adding a title attribute
17. added option to correct links to non html content by adding a title attribute
18. added check for form fields with more than one associated labels
19. added check for missing or improperly labeled landmark regions
20. added option to add or correct improperly labeled landmark regions
21. added purge of link and error records for invalid post and taxonomies
22. improved accessibility of the web accessibility widget for screen reader users
23. corrected bug creating false positives on related form fields not grouped check
24. corrected bug in color contrast checks

1. Corrected ESC key bug related to web accessibility widget

1. corrected issue with inaccurate report summary
2. corrected print report option not being available when errors no errors are found
3. corrected check for aria attributes with blank space not being identified when checking for invalid alt text
4. added the option to print or email a summary report when no errors exists on the website

1. improved absolute font size check by including affected element code in addition to to the style attribute
2. improved missing form field id check by ignoring fields that are hidden from screen readers
3. improved missing form label check by ignoring fields that are hidden from screen readers
4. added auto correct for iframes missing titles when src includes known media files (mp3, mp4, wav)
5. disabled attachment deep scans when attachment urls are being redirected, media library issues such as invalid alt text in media library image will still be reported
6. added auto correct of invalid alt text on SVG images
7. added support for PHP 8
8. improved performance on websites with a large number of links and pages
9. improved interface for web accessibility widget, move tools to widget and added docking option
10. added check for titles on images that include filenames
11. added check for inline links without a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 with surrounding text
12. changed redundant alt text filter to remove title attributes if they are the same as the image caption
13. improved the accuracy of all redundant alt text filters and checks
14. corrected custom field issues not displayed on editor screen
15. corrected custom field issues removed when using Elementor editor
16. corrected bug resulting some errors being excluded from attachment filters on error screen
17. corrected terms not being scanned when description is updated on editor screen
18. corrected summary report not filtering affected pages based on view, modified date and post type
19. corrected empty header cells not being located
20. corrected bug in color contrast checks
21. corrected false positive on missing td headers
22. corrected filtered error status not being updated on theme files after initial scan

1. removed duplicate and confusing option to correct issues in theme files
2. added check for inaccessible Elementor Table of Contents widgets
3. added option to correct accessibility issues created by the Elementor table of contents widget
4. added exclusion for certain tracking pixles when checking for images without alt text
5. removed un-neccessary option to disable jquery use on report screen
6. added check for visual focus removed using javascript “this.blur()”
7. removed check of missing alt text on images inside anchor tag because it was a duplicate of the empty anchor check
8. added support for svg files in various checks such as missing and empty alt text and empty anchor tags
9. added option to correct issues created when using the Elementor icon or image box widgets
10. added additional invalid alt text checks
11. added exceptions during missing form field id and label checks for hidden/spam block fields
12. added option to correct missing form field ids on captcha fields added by the Visual Form Builder plugin
13. added screen reader link for accessibility tools
14. added check for empty option tags
15. improved check for missing lang attribute inside page content
16. added option to set assumed forground color to improve color contrast checks in the content editor
17. added embed tags to remote video source check
18. updated embed missing alternate text check
19. added option to automatically correct inline styles  that obscure or remove the outline from focusable elements
20. added scan options to media library links
21. disabled css scans by default
22. added option to check for untagged/inaccessible pdf documents
23. improved visual focus removed check to include recently added focusable elements
24. added option to select all alert rules and unselect all rules on settings page
25. corrected bug resulting in scanner hanging at 99% when blog home scan is disabled
26. corrected link titles not displaying in print, email and export reports
27. corrected php warnings on settings screen when no post types are selected
28. corrected bug resulting in PHP error during missing fieldset check
29. corrected miscellaneous PHP notices during website scans
30. corrected embed content errors not being displayed on report screen
31. corrected link to images with accessibility issues
32. corrected bug resulting in pages created using the Beaver Builder editor not saving when the web accessability widget is enabled
33. corrected bug resulting in pagination not being available on report screen when duplicate errors are excluded
34. corrected bug resulting in customfield and external source filters not working on report page
35. corrected bug resulting in customfield errors not being purged
36. corrected bug resulting in “WP_Scripts::localize was called incorrectly.” being displayed when debug mode is enabled
37. corrected AddToAny icons being stripped as empty anchors and added correction of redundant alt text on AddToAny icon links
38. corrected bug not allowing ignore status to be remove

1. improved duplicate title by using deep scan page title for verification which reduces false positives
2. increased skip link z-index to ensure it is visible in locations with a higher z-index value
3. set font awesome to only load on the public website when required and added an option for the user to disable the loading of font awesome when it is already loaded by a website theme
4. added link search to the keyword search option
5. corrected validation error in excluded paths on settings page
6. increased database field sizes on id fields
7. changed html validation check to ignore html validation errors that are ignored in the HTML Validation Pro plugin
8. moved remote source audio/video player equivalent text check to its on error type
9. corrected example code not being displayed on error report
10. corrected filter by Alert and Warning no longer working
11. corrected error summary not displaying when filtering by Alert or Warning
12. corrected SQL error in html_validation check
13. increased PHP memory limit on single scan to allow large files to be rescanned
14. corrected visual focus removed errors in CSS files and inline styles not being detected
15. corrected buttons not highlight when highlight links and buttons is clicked in web accessibility toolbar

1. added additional ambiguous link text checks
2. added checks for ADA compliance issues caused by HTML validation errors
3. removed non html content and new window hover spans from content when option is disabled
4. corrected bug resulting in white label logo image preview not displaying on settings page
5. corrected bug resulting in lists created with Unicode hyphens in the list with incorrect markup check not being found
6. corrected bug resulting in content scan stopping and restarting when links are found with empty values
7. added more advanced input validation

1. added option to disable content scans on the editor screen
2. added exclusion for Elementor pagination when doing check for ambiguous link text
3. improved the accuracy of visual focus removed checks
4. added option to ignore all errors of a particular type found in a page
5. improved duplicate error checks to reduce the number of duplicate entries
6. increased the z-index value on skip links to place skip links above most if not all website content
7. improved check for related form fields not grouped with fieldsets and legends
8. improved the accessibility of thickbox popups on the error report screen
9. added aria support for adjacent identical link check
10. added aria support for redundant anchor text check
11. added aria support for missing alt text inside anchor check
12. added aria support for empty anchor tag check
13. added aria support for empty button check
14. added aria support for ambiguous anchor tag check
15. modified JQUERY ajax call on link inventory to support changes in JQUERY 3.5.1
16. added url search to error report
17. improved list with incorrect markup check to ensure broader coverage of issues
18. added option to display accessibility widget on bottom left of screen
19. added option to receive email reminders when unresolved issues exists
20. added group and radiogroup support to check for fields not grouped with fieldsets and legends
21. added aria-describedby support for missing form label check
22. added date found to report screen
23. added option to automatically correct a variety of html validation issues
24. added html validation checks to deep scan option
25. added check for anchors linking to locations in the same page without a visual cue
26. converted font awesome 4 to font awesome 6 free
27. added option to insert a small icon or hover notice to external document links such as PDF or MS Word to notify users that the link opens an external document
28. added check for links to non html documents such as PDF and MS Word without visual cue
29. corrected bug resulting in errors not being removed from error report when a rule is ignored
30. corrected bug related image icons used to indicate links opening new windows not being identified
31. corrected bug that could result in visual indication of links opening in a new window being applied multiple times
32. corrected undefined offset error in shared_functions.php
33. correct bug where new window link filter removed existing title tags
34. corrected settings page tabs not accessible to screen readers
35. corrected email address incorrectly converted to mailto: link when proceeded by a non breaking space (&nbsp;)
36. corrected bug resulting in full error report being emailed instead of keyword searched results
37. corrected last modified date on link scans incorrectly reporting dates in 1969 and 1970
38. corrected social media sharing links being included in link scans
39. corrected term/category description errors not being displayed on term editor screen
40. corrected issue with modified date not being recorded during recheck which could result in modified date search on error screen not returning all records
41. corrected bug resulting in false positive adjacent identical link and redundant anchor text errors when an image is used inside an anchor tag along with linked text

1. WordPress 5.5 compatibility update
2. Modified JQUERY ajax call on error recheck to support changes in JQUERY 3.5.1
3. Removed unused JQuery Live function on settings page
4. corrected bug with custom colors in TinyMCE editor not being converted
5. corrected bug with custom colors in block editor displaying the wrong color sample

1. added check for related form fields not grouped with fieldsets and legends
2. added W3C html validation link to editor screen and page/post lists
3. added WAVE evaluation link to page/post lists
4. added check for empty table headers <th></th>
5. added check for aria-hidden set to true before reporting missing or empty image alt text
6. added media library filter for all images with accessibility issues
7. disabled content scans during WordPress importer activities
8. added addition ambiguous link text checks
9. added option to automatically correct missing keyboard event handlers
10. updated table header scope check to account for simple tables with only one header row or column
11. applied changes to support advancements in screen readers related to use of the title attributes
12. updated ambiguous link text check to recognize title attributes on links, to reduce false positives
13. updated redundant anchor text check to more accurately reflect the issue of ajacent links that are confusing to screen reader users.
14. added support for image tags inside redundant anchor tags
15. added check for adjacent anchor tags with the same link text.
16. improved the accessibility of thickbox links
17. added option to add aria-labels to Elementor Post Widget “Read More” links
18. corrected bug resulting in an undefined object error during mouseover events on links with aria-labels and no class attribute
19. corrected but resulting in false positives for redundant anchor text when link encloses image tags
20. corrected bug resulting in errors in private posts being displayed in the error report after they have been corrected
21. corrected bug related to the display of the web accessibility widget tool bar and respective tools tips when viewing on small screens
22. added check for DVI editor screen to resolve issues with content filters causing editor not to load
23. corrected bug with autoplay filter breaking websites
24. corrected false positive on unlinked email address when string includes @ with spaces before and after
25. corrected empty anchors with background image attribute being removed. Error is now reported.

1. modified compliance badge, displayed in the web accessibility widget to allow users to continue using it once a license expires
2. corrected bug resulting in PHP errors when a pages with an iframe element is displayed.

1. added check for inaccessible Elementor Galleries
2. added check for jump menus that trigger a page change using javascript event handlers
3. updated unlinked anchor check to locate unlinked email addresses with space before or after the @ sign
4. changed editor screen behavior to match full scan behavior of scanning only published content
5. added option to enable or disable toolbar shortcode and removed adjustment class from elements when toolbar is not in use
6. removed option to add alternate text to Elementor icon widgets, issue has been corrected in Elementor plugin
7. corrected bug resulting in Elementor Gallery and Slider images being stripped when wrapped in anchor tag
8. corrected bug resulting in redundant anchor alert being displayed multiple times on editor screen
9. corrected bug resulting in license validation failing on some websites

1. added performance enhancements to update checks
2. corrected bug resulting in single page error report on some screens being cut off on the left
3. corrected bug resulting in ignored errors not being visible in single page print reports

1. added performance enhancements to license checks
2. set settings page to NOT disable deep scan when a website temporarily fails a deep scan support test
3. changed conversion of title attributes on links to aria-label by default to optional (no longer required for ada standards)
4. corrected redundant anchor text being incorrectly reported as auto corrected
5. corrected aria-label tool tips not being displayed
6. corrected notices on admin pages not being dismissed when close is clicked

1. updated link visual cue error description to better reflect actions required
2. added white label options i.e… adding custom logo to report screens and accessibility widget
3. added the web accessibility widget and toolbar
4. removed dashboard messages and related settings
5. added check for complex data tables that may not be correctly interpreted by screen readers
6. added option to add alternate text to Elementor icon widgets
7. added filter option on report screen to display “all alerts” or “all warnings”
8. added error severity column to printed reports i.e… Warning vs Alert
9. modified the content filter adding titles to IFRAMES to include external website domain where applicable
10. added a date selector to error report screen to allow filtering of results by the last modified date of pages
11. removed empty table headers from plugin options page and improved experience for screen reader users
12. moved output buffer flush to shutdown function to avoid clashes with other plugins
13. added a manual check for color contrast validation
14. corrected 500 error when checking for active plugin
15. corrected bug on recheck of iframe source links resulting in errors being removed from database until a full rescan is completed.
16. corrected bug resulting in help links on error reference not being clickable

1. corrected conflict with the FacetWP plugin

1. corrected conflict with Ninja Tables plugin resulting in tables being removed from pages
2. added exclusion for ninja tables when reporting missing TD and TH cells

1. added check for skip navigation links with targets that are not present in the document
2. added exclusion for button inputs when checking for form fields with missing labels
3. added allowance for use of aria-label instead of title on iframe elements
4. added deep scan of attachment pages
5. added option to check all Level A, AA, AAA or Warning rules on options page
6. added support for the Beaver Builder editor
7. added support for Elementor Editor
8. added a manual check for broken link
9. added a link inventory for viewing the status of link monitoring on a website
10. added option to remove error summary from reports
11. added option to locate and scan website content on the same domain but that is not in the WordPress database
12. added option to exclude portions of the website from content scans
13. changed content filtering default behavior to filter all website content
14. added option to automatically link unlinked email addresses
15. added check for unlinked email addresses and anchors
16. added check for form field labels with a for attribute that does not match a field id
17. added manual check for foreground colors specified without background colors or vice versa
18. added option to remove empty table elements
19. update purge settings to update error list when a term is deleted
20. corrected issue with content filtering not working in some themes
21. corrected bug resulting in false positive on empty anchor and button tags
22. corrected bug in alternate text check on images in PHP version 7.3
23. corrected bug with correction of links opening in a new window when wrapped around an image with alternate text
24. corrected bug resulting in title attributes being stripped from links before they are converted to aria-labels to warn users that a link will open a new window
25. corrected bug resulting in custom field errors not being removed when a post type is no longer monitored
26. corrected bug resulting in css issues not being identified when a file contains more than one selector with the same name
27. corrected bug resulting in redundant anchor text that is being automatically corrected still being reported
28. corrected a conflict resulting in errors while editing content with the Beaver Builder editor
29. corrected bug resulting in deleted posts records being left in error reports
30. corrected false positive on heading tag checks when titles include ampersand
31. corrected false positives for ambiguous anchor text on audio embed tags
32. corrected false positive on color contrast check
33. corrected PHP Error on dashboard message widget
34. corrected help link on error report not opening
35. corrected bug with redundant anchor text errors being falsely reported as auto corrected
36. corrected problem with 404 Page template not scanning correctly when pretty permalinks are not enabled
37. corrected false positive on color contrast when color name is used with the !important attribute

1. corrected javascript conflict in block editor

1. added on click scan on report screen
2. added check for featured images with alternate text issues
3. added check for ambiguous button tags
4. added additional ambiguous link text checks
5. added exclusion for scheduled posts when checking for duplicate titles
6. added option to display the full URL of the affected page in a column on the full print report
7. added option to check all custom fields and shortcodes on settings page
8. corrected bug with shortcode conversion resulting in operator not supported for strings error
9. corrected bug resulting in empty heading tags enclosing only html entities not being removed
10. corrected bug with Excel report missing records when filtered by error type
11. corrected bug resulting in false positives on empty heading tags enclosing invalid html
12. corrected bug resulting in false positives on incorrect use of white space
13. corrected bug resulting in non-fatal PHP errors when upgrading from older versions of the plugin
14. corrected bug with title attributes on some font awesome icons not being converted to aria-labels

1. requires PHP version 5.6 or higher
2. added printable and email executive summary report
3. added automatic updates
4. added settings link to installed plugin list
5. added additional checks for incorrect use of white space
6. added exception for new window popups triggered by scripts that include a confirm prompt
7. added check for images, not enclosed in a link, with redundant alt and title attributes
8. added check to exclude errors on images missing alt text but wrapped in an anchor tag with valid alternate text
9. enabled gallery shortcode scans by default.
10. improved content filter options, eliminating need to review conflicts
11. added help link to dashboard menu
12. added additional checks for invalid alt text
13. added option to disable the scan of css and iframe content form external domains
14.  corrected bug resulting in some css errors not being reported
15. corrected bug resulting in some image errors not being reported
16. corrected bug causing user defined aria-label values for empty links enclosing font-awesome icons to fail
17. corrected bug resulting in missing skip nav links not being detected under certain situations
18. corrected bug with iframe sources using // for the link protocal
19. corrected display of sample code on color contrast errors
20. corrected minor formatting issues with print report
21. corrected bug resulting in empty anchor tag false positives in some content
22. corrected problem with site health check failing loopback and REST API requests
23. corrected bug resulting in incorrect heading order not being detected in theme content
24. corrected bug resulting in issues in some term content not being identified

1. added option to choose the outline color on links when in focus
2. added option to disable the outline on mouseover
3. added help link on settings page
4. added check for empty href attribute on links
5. corrected bug where links with empty href attributes were removed from accordion triggers
6. corrected a bug with empty anchor tags not being removed under certain conditions.
7. corrected javascript error when tabs not present on error screen
8. corrected bug causing view code links to stop working after error report is refreshed
9. corrected issue with pagination links not displaying correctly when error report refreshes dynamically

1. added option to disable display of dashboard messages and update notifications
2. added exclusion for empty form labels that are hidden from screen readers
3. added check for empty button tags
4. added option to set plugin settings on all sub-sites of a multi-site network from the network admin screen
5. added option to restore visible keyboard focus by inserting outline styles for all focusable elements
6. added option to correct elements with event handlers that are emulating links
7. added additional checks for ambiguous link text
8. added additional checks for invalid alt text
9. added option to correct empty link tags enclosing font-awesome icons
10. added user defined aria-label values for empty links enclosing font-awesome icons
11. excluded duplicate urls caused by doing_wp_cron from blocked filter list
12. added pagination links to blocked filter list
13. corrected bug with memory_limit interpretation
14. corrected bug in jquery error summary update
15. corrected issue with display of dashboard summary
16. corrected bug with pagination of filter block list
17. corrected bug with incorrect mime type script error being returned
18. corrected bug in Guttenburg editor where error message was being displayed two times
19. corrected bug with errors in css files not being removed from the error report after correction
20. corrected false positive on empty links, buttons and headings with enclosed images that have alt text that begins with a blank space

1. hot patch to correct fatal error created in version 2.2.3

1. corrected bug creating false positives on image file name used as alternate text

1. corrected form field graphical view not available under “view code” on report screen
2. added additional checks for missing form fields labels
3. added check for tables with header cell ids that are not used inside a headers attribute within the table
4. added additional checks for image name used as alt text on images

1. added additional checks for invalid alt text on images
2. improved performance of database upgrades for larger websites
3. misc bug corrections

1. added additional cron scan frequencies (5, 15, 30 minute intervals)
2. added tabs to the plugin settings screen
3. added option to reset default settings on plugin settings screen
4. added option to enable or disable deep scan on the editor screen
5. added option to hide error summary on report page
6. added option to enable or disable jquery interaction on report screen
7. added option to set the number of errors displayed on report screen
8. added option to disable all content filtering
9. added list of manual checks that should be completed
10. added support for scan and content filtering of custom post type archives
11. added exclusions for plugins custom read more link code, such as Recent Posts Widget Extended
12. minimum PHP version changed to 5.5
13. modified report screen to allow users to leave the screen between cycles and retain their progress
14. added export to error results to an Excel spreadsheet
15. added dynamic updates to report screen as content is changed or ignored
16. added check for redundant title attributes on image tags (title that is the same as alt text)
17. added check for redundant title attributes on links around images (title on link that is the same as the images alt text)
18. added filter to automatically remove redundant title attributes on links
19. added filter to automatically remove redundant title attributes on image tags
20. added option to exclude pages from content filtering
21. added option to automatically convert titles on empty links to aria-label
22. added check for links with event handlers and no href attribute
23. added check for empty form field labels
24. added option to automatically insert skip nav links
25. added option to correct missing language attributes on html tags
26. added option to automatically correct issues in theme file content, missing or unclosed html tags are also automatically closed
27. moved the Evaluate with WAVE link to sidebar a instead of in TinyMCE editor
28. added option to remove the justified text option from the WordPress editor
29. added support for websites that share a single database
30. corrected bug with block editor support without pretty Permalinks
31. corrected bug where heading tags were removed from around images with valid alt text
32. corrected bug with term description errors not being reported on editor screen
33. misc bug corrections

1. corrected issue with block editor reporting issues when they are set to be ignored
2. corrected invalid block editor error check path on sub directory installations
3. corrected bug in version check that triggered download link to appear when new release was not available in dot releases. i.e…. 2.1.1
4. added option to allow retention of plugin data and settings when upgrading the plugin by deleting and uploading a new version
5. added check for skip link not the first link in a page

1. corrected “check for issues” link in page list on subdirectory installations

1. added support for websites installed on a subdirectory i.e… http://www.mydomain.com/folder/

1. Corrected bug related to Wave evaluation button in text editor. Moved link to sidebar.

• Misc bug correction

• added check for justified text
• added option to convert justified text to left or right aligned
• added filter to automatically add role=”presentation” to images when format selector is used to mark them as “Presentation Image”
• added check for images hidden from screen readers using role=”presentation” but that include alternate text
• added check for required fields not identified in forms
• support for Gutenberg Editor added
• added check for complex tables
• added check for nested tables
• misc bug corrections

1. Corrected bug related to redundant alt text filter breaking some dynamic menus.

1. added check for popup windows generated by page loads or other undetermined actions inside the page.
2. added check for links or form fields where visual focus indication has been removed.
3. added check for tags with event handlers used to emulate links
4. updated empty link filter to allow anchor tags without an href
5. added check for meta refresh attributes that reload the page or redirect to a new location after a timeout
6. added check for content inserted into a page using CSS
7. added Google Calendar to the list of embeded Iframes that will be auto corrected when missing a title tag.
8. added check for heading tags nested incorrectly (ie… H1 before H2, H2 before H3 etc…)
9. added check for a search feature or sitemap provided for users to locate information
10. added check for tab order being modified using the tabindex attribute
11. added option to allow iframe sources to be ignored while scanning content
12. added option to modify the default WordPress editor color picker pallet to include some alternative colors and to mark the colors that are not ADA compliant over a white background
13. added check for elements with pointer specific event handlers but no equivalent keyboard event handler
14. misc bug corrections including a bug that was causing a conflict with the WordPress theme editor

1. added check for media library images with alt text containing a filename
2. separated empty alternate text check from missing alternate text to make it easier to distinguish images that are for decoration only
3. added check for form fields that trigger an unexpected context change
4. added check for elements with onclick handler but missing onkeypress handlers
5. added option to scan external sources such as iframe or css files
6. added check for links without a visual cue
7. added check for fieldsets without legends
8. added check for nested fieldsets
9. added check for lists with incorrect markup
10. added check for missing lang attributes inside page content
11. added check for media library images with alt text that includes “image of”, “graphic of” or a similar phrase
12. added check for images linking to self
13. added option to turn off default WordPress behavior of linking images to file
14. added media library filter for invalid alt text
15. added check for tables with summary attributes that duplicate caption
16. added check for foreground and background colors without enough contrast
17. added option to remove individual posts or pages from future scans
18. added check for images with empty alternate text attributes and non-empty title or aria-label attributes
19. added check for images added using the CSS background-image property
20. added option to strip html tags from post title values
21. moved reset data option to settings page to reduce likely hood of inadvertent purging of data
22. added option to remove links from images that are linked to themselves
23. added check for incorrect use of linebreaks to create white space
24. added option to automatically add title attributes to known iframe sources (i.e… youtube.com, hulu.com, etc)
25. updated references for WCAG 2.1
26. corrected bug on certain websites not allowing the settings page to be loaded
27. other misc bug corrections

1. deep scan makes it possible to scan your entire website for problems
2. check for redundant link text with different destinations
3. check for alternate text on images that includes the image filename.
4. option to add title and class fields to link editor and to convert title attributes to aria-label
5. option to mark tables as presentation only using the format drop down in the WordPress editor.
6. email reports when new issues are identified
7. option to select specific issues/accessibility rules to look for in your website
8. option to automatically  remove phrases such as “image of” or “photo of” from image alt text
9. check for image map area tags without alternate content
10. check skip links not provided to bypass navigation and go directly to the content
11. check for lang attribute on html tags
12. added option to re-check issues from report screen and check for issue link on post/page lists
13. added additional filtering and sorting options to the report screen

1. shortcode content validation
2. widget text and custom html content validation
3. check for urls used in link text
4. check for embed tags missing alternate text
5. check for data tables marked as presentation only
6. check for table cells referencing a non-existent header id
7. option to display issues in content that are being automatically corrected
8. automatic scans using WordPress cron
9. options to limit the number of records scanned each time (required for larger websites)
10. remove title attributes from menus and post lists
11. check for audio and video tags set to auto play
12. print friendly reports
13. corrected bug resulting in some data tables missing headers not being identified

1. added custom field content validation
2. added check for links opening in new windows without first notifying users
3. added options to automatically correct links opening in a new window
4. added option to automatically remove redundant alt text on images with captions and links with title attributes
5. improved alt text check to avoid false positives when alternate text is included inside captions
6. corrected bug with automatic content updates

1. added option to automatically convert absolute font units in content to relative units
2. added reference links for section 508 and wcag 2.0 requirements
3. added theme validation with webaim
4. added check for title attributes that duplicate content within the body of the link
5. added check for image alt text that includes Image of or Graphic of
6. added check for redundant alt text
7. added issue summary to error log
8. added check for duplicate page titles
9. added check for audio and video tags missing equivalent text
10. added check for form fields missing labels and aria-labelledby attributes
11. corrected bug with translation of help topics
12. added filter for post type and error type on error log

1. added setting to automatically convert font size selector to relative size (% or em)
2. corrected bug not allowing post types to be selected on settings page for multi-site networks
3. corrected bug not allowing post types without existing posts to be displayed on settings page

1. added media library check for images missing alternate text
2. added pagination to results page
3. added check for object tags missing equivalent text
4. added error references and help links

1. added absolute font size check.
2. added settings page with option to choose if empty tags should be stripped and select post types and terms to be scanned.